Motor Boat Records
1 Mile as of December 15, 1950

Class

Speed Mph

Date

Where Made

Boat Name

Owner Or Driver

Builder

Make

Unlimited Hydro (World)

160.323

6/26/50

Seattle, Wash.

Slo-Mo-Shun IV

Stanley Sayers

Ted Jones

Allison

7 Liter

96.875

9/25/50

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Tomyann

Joe Taggart

Taggart

Fageol

225 Class Hydro.

115.045

11/17/50

Salton, Sea. Calif.

Alter Ego

Paul Sawyer, Jr.

Hallett

Ford

225 Cu. In. Hydro. Div. II

94.240

10/11/49

Salton, Sea, Calif.

Green Hornet

L. 0. Turner

Hill

Ford

151 Cu. In. Hydro.

81.264

9/21/47

Washington, D. C.

Uncle Sam I

Edison Hedges

Ventnor-Woolbert

Ford

135 Cu. In. Hydro

97.350

11/17/50

Salton Sea, Calif.

Gee Whizz

Sid Street

Homemade

Ford

91 Cu. In. Hydro

64.685

10/25/41

Salton Sea, Calif.

Top's Pup

Jack Cooper

Ventnor

Gray

48 Cu. In. Hydro.

71.855

11/17/50

Salton Sea, Calif.

Lou Kay

Louis Meyer, Jr.

 

Crosley

Pacific One Design Hydro.

59.900

5/21/49

San Diego, Calif.

Cherub II

Dr. L. J. Novotny

Wickens

Ford

Cracker Box lab. Ru.

68.562

10/10/49

Salton Sea, Calif.

Little Stinker

Glenn Miller

Miller-Quinn

Ford

48 Cu. In. Run.

53.258

9/25/50

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Mickey Mouse

Ruby Scull

Scull

Crosley

Class A Rac. Inb. Run.

47.629

9/28/47

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Bombita

Phil Sharples

Glazier

Gray

Class B Rac. Inb. Run.

60.430

11/17/50

Salton Sea, Calif.

Vina Mae

P. Coffee

   

Class B Serv. Inb. Run.

46.757

4/19/48

Lake Alfred, Fla.

Black Eagle

Edison Hedges

Seabrook

Lycoming

Class C Rac. Inb. Run.

63.398

7/ 9/50

Bush River, Md.

TM Special

Edmond Thompson

Glazier

Studebaker

Class C Serv. Inb. Run.

45.369

9/25/49

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Mischief

George J. Trimper

Glazier

Gray

Class D Rac. Inb. Run.

67.314

11/17/50

Salton Sea, Calif.

Sagana VIII

F. Foulke

Glazier

Plymouth

Class D Ser. Inb. Run.

51.724

8/ 7/50

Picton, Ont.

Mischief

George Trimper

Glazier

Chris-Craft

Class E. Rac. lob. Run.

70.790

5/21/49

San Diego, Calif.

Pirate

Buddy Combest

Campbell

Mercury

Class E Ser. Inb. Run.

54.566

9/ 8/50

Ocean City, N. J.

Red Eagle

Edison Hedges

Seabrook

Gray

Class F Rac. Inb. Run.

56.874

9/26/48

Washington, D. C.

Wild Oats

George Trimper

Campbell

Ford

Class F Serv. Inb. Run.

47.585

8/15/48

Cambridge, Md.

Red Eagle

Edison Hedges

Seabrook

Gray

Class G Ser. Inb. Run.

38.589

9/ 8/50

Ocean City, N. J.

Jay Dee

J. J. Dunion 3rd

Chris-Craft

Chris-Craft

Class H Serv. Inb. Run.

45.371

9/28/35

Washington, D. C.

Becky

John Rutherford

Hacker

Packard

Class I Serv. Inb. Run.

51.740

9/25/38

Washington, D. C.

Lady Gen III

David Gerli

Chris-Craft

Chris-Craft

Class J Rac. Inb. Run.

46.037

9/15/38

Havre De Grace, Md.

Water Sprite

E. F. Dobson

Dodge

Lycoming

Class K Rac. lab. Run.

69.438

9/ 8/50

Ocean City, N. J.

Beaver II

L. Gene Gatter

Ventnor

Packard

Jersey Speed Skiff

45.432

9/ 9/50

Ocean City, N. J.

Chanticleer

H. E. Disbrow

' Seaman

Lehman

Class M Out. Hydro.

42.303

3/21/49

Lake Alfred, Florida

 

Eleanor Shakeshaft

Jacoby

Evinrude

Class A Out. Hydro.

50.281

11/19/45

Salton Sea, Calif.

S-I

Tom L. DeWitt

Fillinger

Johnson

Class B Out. Hydro.

57.234

10/29/40

Salton Sea, Calif.

 

Jack Henckels

Neal

Johnson

Class C Out. Hydro.

63.549

11'19'45

Salton Sea, Calif.

Y-200

Thom. Cooper

Fillinger

Johnson

Class C Serv. Out. Hydro.

58.455

10/30/50

Lake Alfred,Fla.

What Hoppened

Byron King

Willis

Elto

Class F Out. Hydro.

66.234

6/ 8/40

Port Mercer, N. J.

 

James Mullen II

Jacoby

Evinrude

Class X Out. Hydro.

79.04

5/20/39

Paris, France

 

Jean Dupuy

Jacoby

Dupuy

Class X Out. Hydro.

78.44

11/ 1/39

Worcester, Mass.

 

Clinton R. Ferguson

Jacoby

Eldredge

Class C Serv. Out. Run.

51.613

5/21/49

San Diego, Calif.

Miss Santa Barbara

Tommy Newton

DeSilva

O.M.C.

Class E Rac. Out. Run.

42.654

6/ 5/33

Seattle, Washington

 

Stanley Donogh

Zimmerman

Evinrude

Class C Rac. Out. Run.

51.471

10/30/50

Lake Alfred.Fla.

Hey! Wait!

Glenn Burke

Neal

Johnson

Class F Rac. Out. Run.

57.935

9/16/40

Worcester, Mass.

Muscat Kid V

J. Kovacevich

Zimmerman

O.M.C.

Fla. Family Out. Run.

41.964

3/19/48

Lake Alfred, Fla.

 

John A. Stanford

Dodd

Johnson

Motor Boat Records
5 Miles In Competition As Of December 15, 1950

Class

Speed Mph

Date

Where Made

Boat Name

Owner Or Driver

Boat Builder

Engine Make

Unlimited (10N)

107.394

9/ 4/50

Detroit, Mich.

Miss Pepsi

Chuck Thompson

Hacker

Allisons

225 Class Hydro.

31.782

8/27/50

Cincinnati, 0.

Z-Z-Zip

Sid Street

Hallett

Mercury

225 Cu. In. Div. II

75.188

8/ 7/50

Picton, Ont.

Alter Ego

Paul Sawyer, Jr.

Hallett

Ford

151 Cu. In. Hydro.

59.133

9/18/46

Red Bank„ N. J.

Uncle Sam ]

Edison Hedges

Woolbert

Ford

135 Cu. In. Hydro.

75.157

10/16/48

Salton Sea, Calif.

Mighty Chevron

Roy A. Skaggs

Own

Ford

91 Cu. In. Hydro.

53.989

7/24/49

Bush River, Md.

Red Witch

J. N. Van Daman

Peek

Crosley

48 Cu. In. Hydro.

55.659

10/ 8/49

Salton Sea, Calif.

Ballerina II

R. H. Scott

Pevete

Crosley

Pacific One Design Hydro.

54.545

10/17/50

Salton Sea. Calif.

Cherub II

Dr. L. J. Novotny

Wickens

Ford

Cracker Box Inb. Run.

60.484

10/ 8/49

Salton Sea, Calif.

Dr agon.B -Hind

R. Phillips, Jr.

Wickens

Ford

48 Cu. In. Run.

47.319

8/ 5/50

Red Bank, N. J.

Yankee Boy

R. J. McAllister

Scull

Crosley

Class A Rac. lob. Run.

46.875

9/21/41

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Senorita

Louis Burk

Ventnor

Gray

Class B Serv. Inb. Run.

43.103

9/23/47

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Black Eagle

Edison Hedges

Seabrook

Lycoming

Class B Rac. Inb. Run.

55.181

11/12/50

Lake Mead. Nev.

Vina Mae III

Pete Coffee

Speedliner

Ford

Class C Rac. Inb. Run.

56.040

2/12/50

Lakeland, Fla.

Tornado

Les Trafton

Trafton

Studebaker

Class C Serv. Inb. Run.

36.000

3/ 9/46

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Snubby

Anthony Orth

Ventnor

Gray

Class D Ser. Inb. Run.

47.120

8/ 7/50

Picton, Ont.

Miss Coral Gables

Dr. W. W. Schomberg

Hubbs-Wall

Gray

Class D Rac. Inb. Run.

59.016

10/ 3/48

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Sagana VIII

Franklin Foulke

Glazier

 

Class E Ser. Inb. Run

51.107

8/12/50

Cambridge, Md.

Red Eagle

Edison Hedges

• Seabrook

Gray

Class E Rac. Inb. Run

63.875

8/ 7/50

picton, Ont.

Hell's Angel

Sherm Crichfield

Glazier

Gray

Class F Ser. Inb. Run.

50.533

9/24/50

New Martinsville, W. Va.

Red Eagle

Edison Hedges

Seabrook

Gray

Class G Ser. Inb. Run.

36.246

9/ 8/50

Ocean City, N. J.

Jay Dee

J. J. Dunion 3rd

Chris-Craft

Chris-Craft

Class H Serv. Inb. Run.

42.897

9/21/46

Washington, D. C.

Sea Sled V

Charles C. Schuler

   

Class I Ser. Inb. Run.

48.750

7/ 9/50

Bush River, Md.

Jennie Lee II

R. R. Lovett, Jr.

Chris-Craft

Chris-Craft

Class J Rac. Inb. Run.

42.056

7/15/38

Havre De Grace, Md.

Water Sprite

E. F. Dobson

Dodge

Lycoming

Class K Rac. Inb. Run.

06.426

9/29/40

Washington, D. C.

Gen VI

David Gerli

Apel

Packard

Jersey Speed Skiff

44.510

8/ 5/50

Red Bank, N. J.

Falcon

Ray Morris

Morris & Becker

Mercury

Class M Out. Hydro.

38.379

9/ 4/49

Worcester, Mass.

J-13

Donald Whitfield

Jacoby

Evinrude

Class A Out. Hydro.

47.344

10/26/41

Salton Sea, Calif.

 

Frank Vincent

Fillinger

Johnson

Class B Out. Hydro.

53.004

10/13/47

Salton Sea, Calif.

 

W. G. Sweitzer

Neal

Elto

Class C Out. Hydro.

57.325

4/ 7/46

New Orleans, La.

Flying Scott IV

Vic Scott

Jacoby

Johnson

Class C Serv. Out. Hydro.

48 124

10.'28/50

Lake Alfred,Fla.

Nighthawk

Bud Wiget

Neal

Elto

Class F Out. Hydro.

58.715

8/24/40

Red Bank, N. J.

 

James Mullen

Jacoby

Evinrude

Class X Outboard Hydro.

61.39:

8/20/38

Red Bank, N. J.

 

Clinton Ferguson

Jacoby

Eldredge

Class C Ser. Out. Run.

47.480

4/25/50

Friant, Calif.

Miss Santa Barbara

Tom Newton

DeSilva

Evinrude.

Class E Serv. Out. Run.

42.352

8/15/37

Red Bank, N. J.

 

C. Ward Fraueathal

 

OMC

Class C Rac. Out. Run.

53.571

2/11/50

Lakeland, Fla.

F-444

John A. Stafford

Willis

Johnson

Class F Rae. Out. Run.

52.693

8/20/39

Merced, Calif.

Narollu V

Ernie Millot

Rockholt

Evinrude

Fla. Family Out. Run.

42.333

3/ 6/49

Lakeland. Florida

F-50

Jimmy Whitt

Ramsey

Johnson

(Reprinted from Motor Boating, January 1951)


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